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23 Nations Around The World Where Stock Market Crashes Are …

By Michael Snyder, on August 17th, 2015You can stop waiting for a global financial crisis to happen.  The truth is that one is happening right now.  All over the world, stock markets are already crashing.  Most of these stock market crashes are occurring in nations that are known as “emerging markets”.  In recent years, developing countries in Asia, South […]

23 nations around the world where stock market crashes are already …

By Michael Snyder, on August 17th, 2015You can stop waiting for a global financial crisis to happen.  The truth is that one is happening right now.  All over the world, stock markets are already crashing.  Most of these stock market crashes are occurring in nations that are known as “emerging markets”.  In recent years, developing countries in Asia, South […]

World rolling stock market June 2015 – Railway Gazette

Argentina: CNR has dispatched the first three of 27 three-car DMUs that it is supplying for the Belgrano Sur commuter network in Buenos Aires (RG 11.13 p19). The final batch is expected to be shipped in August.Australia: Nomad Digital is to provide a proof-of-concept remote condition monitoring system for testing on four Metro Trains Melbourne Alstom X’trapolis EMUs ahead of […]

A record 3.3 million people signed up to ride China's dicey stock …

A record 3.3 million people signed up to ride China’s dicey stock market last week – Quartz

Room for everyone.(Reuters/Will Burgess)
SHAREWritten byRichard MacauleyObsessionChina’s TransitionApril 24, 2015The surging stock markets in both mainland China and Hong Kong in recent weeks have drawn plenty of people to suggest that, when something rises so fast, it can only end badly. If the sheer volume […]

World rolling stock market August 2014 – Railway Gazette

Argentina: Rioro SA has been awarded a 166m pesos contract to repair 28 type CT16A wagons for Belgrano Cargas y Logística. This and a 60m pesos contract to repair 10 CT54 wagons are being undetaken by the Rioro workshops at Pérez.Brazil: Porto Alegre metro operator Trensurb has awarded CAF Brasil a R$79·7m contract to maintain its 25 four-car trainsets for […]

Babbage: July 16th 2014: Big data, small wins | The Economist

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Big Data-Driven Credit And Loans Startup Kreditech Raises $15M In …

Established retail banks around the world have bit of a problem. There are a whole bunch of new banking players that want to disrupt parts of their business, such as Wonga, Lenddo, Kueski and many others. It’s like being eaten by piranhas. Now Kreditech is poised to be one of those players to really capitalise on this historic shift. Claiming […]

Big data isn't just pretty pictures at Structure Data 2014 — Tech …

As the internet of things takes off, companies like Ford, MetLife and McLaren are using big data to transform the way consumers interact with their products and the way products interact with consumers. Our Structure Data speakers show how big data permeates a wide array of businesses.Big data is a lot more than great graphics.In his first post about the […]